Bank Exec Charged with Seeking Girls for Sex Gets Bail
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, JUL 14 – Christopher James McCann faces charges of procuring children under 16 for sexual acts and was granted bail with strict conditions, including weekly police reporting and an overnight curfew.
- After being extradited from New South Wales, Christopher James McCann, a senior Commonwealth Bank executive, was granted bail by Magistrate Louise Shepherd.
- On July 8, Queensland Police's Task Force Argos executed a search warrant on his home after NSW Police referred the child exploitation allegations, leading to his arrest.
- Magistrate Louise Shepherd said he arranged and agreed on a price to use Went's services alongside two underage girls, police alleged, at Brisbane court.
- In granting bail, Magistrate Louise Shepherd ordered him to report weekly to police, banned alcohol and illicit drugs, and subjected him to drug testing, while detectives froze his accounts and Commonwealth Bank terminated his employment.
- On August 4, Christopher James McCann and Shauntelle Elizabeth Went will return to court for the next mention of their charges.
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